CYBERBUN was the epic dystopian science-fiction television saga that premiered in the Fall of 2001 and featured duelling factions of rabbits, namely the residents of Greensward Forest, the beautiful natural woodland haven governed by Velvet Cottontail against the oppressive expansion of the neighbouring Pasturage City, overseen by the brutal governor Dyce and his Leporidae Army.
Velvet Cottontail
IDENTIFIERS: VELVET COTTONTAIL, female, blue
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: GREENSWARD FOREST
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The Inhibits
Velvet governs Greensward Forest, the lush woodland home of the rabbits and secret base of the Inhibits, the group dedicated to halting the advance of the oppressive and cybernetically-enhanced woodland of Pasturage City. She has optical implants allowing her to see with complete clarity regardless of the environmental conditions.
Tot
IDENTIFIERS: TOT, aka TT-746 (Army designation), male, white
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: GREENSWARD FOREST
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The Inhibits, Leporidae Army
Tot lives with Velvet in Greensward Forest. An instrumental figure in the Inhibits group, he also works undercover as a soldier in the Army. This allows him to have knowledge of Dyce’s plans and actively works to sabotage them. He has cybernetically-enhanced legs, allowing him to run at accelerated speeds and climb more effectively. He is plagued by prophetic nightmares of the destruction of the Forest, but often has visions of the Greensward Knight who counsels him with guidance.
Flax
IDENTIFIERS: FLAX, male, white
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: GREENSWARD FOREST
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The Inhibits, Leporidae Army (discharged)
Flax is a white giant buck. Ferociously brave, he manages the security of Greensward Forest. From his time as a soldier in the Army, he is also adept at cybernetic surgery and uses his knowledge to treat the sick and wounded.
Taproot
IDENTIFIERS: TAPROOT, Sheriff, female, blue/grey
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: PASTURAGE CITY
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The City Ministry (Police), Swuz, Aspen (offspring)
Sheriff Taproot is a highly intelligent and dedicated police officer in Pasturage City. Although she lives in the city and is in the employ of the Ministry, she secretly works with the Inhibits and allows them unfettered access into the metropolis to avoid the Army patrols.
Scrub
IDENTIFIERS: SCRUB, male, albino
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: GREENSWARD FOREST
ASSOCIATES: The Inhibits, Swuz & Aspen
SCRUB is an orphaned buck kit, taken in by Velvet after she found him abandoned and near death in a sewer in Pasturage City. To save him, he was fitted with a number of cybernetic implants, the side effects of which were that he ages much slower than usual. He is however, extremely brave and always willing to help.
Arch
IDENTIFIERS: ARCH, male, white
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: GREENSWARD FOREST
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The Inhibits, Wisp (sibling)
Arch is a technology wizard. He is the twin brother of Wisp. His work as a communications engineer allows him to covertly intercept plans of the Leporidae, which he passes on to the Inhibits. As kits, he and Wisp were severely injured in an accident; both had to undergo cybernetic surgery. Unlike his brother, Arch often views his implants as a impediment to a normal life
Dyce
IDENTIFIERS: DYCE, Governor, General, male, white
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: PASTURAGE CITY
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: Leporidae Army, Hayre, the Pavor
Dyce is the governor of Pasturage City. Born a sickly kit to a poor mother who couldn’t afford proper cybernetics for him, he was often bullied and tormented by his peers. He became fascinated with magic and mysticism and would often venture alone into the forests to find ingredients for spells. It was here he was found by Hayre and volunteered to her to be experimented on by her brother Box, a sadistic jackrabbit who was looking to build a cybernetic army to control. When Dyce returned to strength after his cybernetic surgery, he immediately killed Box and stole all of his research. Using his new knowledge and resources, he set about cybernetically-enhancing everything around him, including the woodland. His belief in cybernetics coupled with his often violent and irrational behaviour has made him both a revered and feared figure. He believes the consolidation of Greensward into the City is its only means of survival.
Hayre
IDENTIFIERS: HAYRE, female, brown/red
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: PASTURAGE CITY
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: Dyce, Box (deceased)
Hayre is a bipedal Jackrabbit doe. When she was younger, she came upon Dyce as a kit, and convinced him to allow her brother Box to conduct significant cybernetic surgery on him. Instead of being saddened by her brother’s subsequent murder, she sided with Dyce and now operates as one of his most trusted advisors and chief assassin. She stands much taller than every other resident of Pasturage City and is generally feared by most.
Baz & Dill
IDENTIFIERS: BAZ, DILL, male, brown/grey
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: GREENSWARD FOREST
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The Inhibits
DILL and BAZ are young buck siblings. Orphaned after the death of their parents by the Army, they were quickly smuggled into the Forest and adopted by Velvet. Blessed with excellent scouting and engineering skills, they often scavenge the City boundary for equipment they can modify for use by the Inhibits.
The Pavor
IDENTIFIERS: THE PAVOR, the BLACK GHOST, the BLACK KNIGHT, unknown gender, black
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Unknown
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: Dyce
The PAVOR is an ancient elemental spirit borne from the soul of a warrior knight who battled - and lost to - the Greensward Knight. It was conjured by Dyce to undertake missions on his behalf, but its loyalties are occasionally unclear. It has the ability to dissolve to smoke and seemingly travel at high speeds over great distances. When summoned by Dyce, it eventually adopted the look and style of a Leporidae Soldier, but it can essentially take on any living form it desires, of almost unlimited size.
Heath
IDENTIFIERS: HEATH, CAPTAIN, male, grey
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: PASTURAGE CITY
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The Leporidae, The Ministry
Captain Heath is the commander-in-chief of the Army. He is a ruthless officer and implements rule over the inhabitants of the City with an iron paw. He often and quietly disagrees with Dyce’s plans due to their lack of focus, but stays true to his role regardless.
Swuz & Aspen
IDENTIFIERS: SWUZ, male, brown/white, ASPEN, female, black/white
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: PASTURAGE CITY
ASSOCIATES: Taproot, Baz & Dill, Scrub
SWUZ and ASPEN are the son and daughter twin kits of Sheriff Taproot. They both worship their mother and are in awe of her work. Best friends with Scrub, together the three kits often find themselves in peril due to their adventuring, but thanks to their unassuming and sometimes naive nature, have also provided useful spies.
Cystine & Roslin
IDENTIFIERS: CYSTINE, ROSLIN, the TWINS, female, grey/brown
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: GREENSWARD FOREST
KNOWN ASSOCIATES: The Inhibits, The Ministry
Cystine and Roslin are twin doe siblings. They grew up alongside Velvet and are her most trusted advisors. They work in a military engineering corps, allowing them access to top-level strategic information and also allowing them unfettered access to key authority building locations within Pasturage City.
Rut
IDENTIFIERS: RUT, Lieutenant, male, white/grey
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: PASTURAGE CITY
ASSOCIATES: The Leporidae Army
Lieutenant RUT is head of the Border unit of the Army and the Leporidae Elite, tasked with maintaining order in and around the area where the city meets the Forest. He is a master tactician and has often brought units of soldiers or scouts into the heart of Greensward undetected.